As the voice of UCLA graduate students, the Graduate Student
Association plans to address the sizable fee increase at the
University of California system included in the recent budget
proposed by Gov.

The Graduate Student Association discussed ways to improve
graduate student life by advocating for a more social environment
and a more affordable education, at their monthly forum Wednesday
in the Kerckhoff Grand Salon.

For first-year music student Chelsea Lumley, practicing the
piano is equivalent to studying a textbook for a midterm.
While most students prepare for midterms by studying in their
rooms, study lounges or libraries, Lumley requires the use of
special facilities because of the noise created by playing an
instrument.

Elvis impersonators, playing cards and dice filled the
blue-and-gold clad streets as the 2003 UCLA Homecoming Parade made
its way through Westwood on Friday night, followed by a spirited
rally.